Rubio claims Cuba refused $100M US humanitarian aid offer
Havana called the offer a fabrication as Rubio said the aid was meant to ease an acute humanitarian crisis in Cuba.
- On Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Cuban government rejected a $100 million U.S. humanitarian aid offer, citing the regime's refusal to distribute relief amid mounting crisis.
- Cuba continues to grapple with an "acute and persistent" humanitarian crisis following Hurricane Melissa last fall, marked by fuel shortages, medication access issues, and repeated electrical grid failures.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla immediately dismissed the offer as a "fabrication," accusing the U.S. of "mendacious" behavior to justify what he called a "criminal assault" against Cuba.
- The U.S. previously distributed $6 million in aid through nonprofit Caritas in February, while the State Department imposed fresh sanctions Thursday on GAESA, a military-controlled holding company.
- Rubio asserted the U.S. remains committed to providing relief, but claims the Cuban regime is actively "standing in the way" of delivery to the suffering population.
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Marco Rubio claims Cuba refused $100M US humanitarian aid offer
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the Cuban government turned down a $100 million humanitarian aid offer from the U.S., as the nation continues to grapple with the fallout of a devastating hurricane, a weakened economy and a prolonged fuel shortage. The U.S. provided $6 million in humanitarian aid to the island’s population [...]
Cuba Denies Rubio's Claim US Offered $100M In Aid
The Hill reports: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the Cuban government turned down a $100 million humanitarian aid offer from the U.S., as the nation continues to grapple with the fallout of a devastating hurricane, a weakened economy and a prolonged fuel shortage. The U.S. provided $6 million in humanitarian aid to the island’s population in February that was distributed by Caritas, a nonprofit organization tied to the Catholic …
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